Decorating our REAL Tree!!

Josh, Ali and Piper stringing popcorn & cranberries.

Ali with the finished product.

Piper-Girl

Josh with his ready for the tree.

Josh helps Eric set the tree.

Savannah pretending to be a dolphin trapped in a fisher's net!

Piper is ready with the lights.

Ali helps Eric fluff the branches.

Savannah with her favorite ornament.

Ali with the Barbie bride ornament.

Poor Maveric has a fever, so he helped from the couch.

Josh and Ali with some Disney ornaments.

Everyone decorating.

Ali hops on Dad's shoulders for the final touch!!

Charlie Brown's Christmas Tree!!!

Tonight we got our REAL tree!! We had so much fun unpacking all of our ornaments. My favorites are the ornaments with the kids pictures on them. It is so fun to see how much they have grown. We also did our annual tradition of stringing popcorn and cranberries. We did this when I was growing up and it is something that my mom and her mom did growing up too. I am sure back then it was due to the fact that they had no money, so they did this as a means of decorating their Christmas tree. The kids really enjoy it! After the popcorn and cranberries are added and all of the hand-made ornaments, it looks a bit like Charlie Browns tree, but I LOVE it!!